- Name- Oliver Ellsworth
- Represented Connecticut in the Constitutional Convention
- He left his mark throught an amendment to change the words "national" to United Stated" in a resolution.
- He helped shape the Connecticut Compromise.
- In 1796 he was appointed the 3rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- He served as commissioner to France in 1799 and 1800.
- He was a candidate for the Presidential eclection in 1796.
- Citations
- From Revolution to Reconstruction...and what happened afterwards
- Dwight, Timothy. "Oliver Ellsworth." United States Senate. n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2009.
- "Oliver Ellsworth." Wikipedia. Web. 15 Oct. 2009.